political perspectives from Joni Hudson-Reynolds, an African-American Mom

Do you think Michelle Obama would have been first lady if she had naked pictures in her portfolio?

Donald Trump’s wife Melania was a model and she took nude photos for GQ magazine. Those photos have showed up in a Ted Cruz ad. Right now Trump and Cruz are trading insults, but I am amazed at the reaction of the public to the photo. The photo was almost greeted with a yawn. Imagine if this was 2008 and a nude photo of Michelle Obama showed up do you think the response would be so muted? Do you think President Obama would have won the election? Mrs. Obama would have been crucified and branded unfit to be the First Lady, but this election season the controversy is not the picture but who released the picture. My how things have changed.

Comments

Excellent point EB! As a former Republican, I can now go against my childhood teaching that taught:. “Do not make generalizations about people or groups of people”. It is clear that the Republican party drank their own Koolaid” and died from it. Anyone who is staying in that “party” now… is….dumb, ignorant, racist, &/or brainwashed, braindead, blind, deaf & definitely pathetic. Please tell them…”No excuses now. If you can’t go demo, pull up your bruised self and get your pride back! Be an Independent…a real one…not a tribal tea-partier or one of those that need a crowd to whine,(or worse), against others. Look at each rep/candidate’s history. When they show you who they are, BELIEVE THEM and VOTE OUT those who don’t make you proud to be an American”. Best always, GranniGin,Independent spokesperson for the Grandmothers Coalition for ALL America.